Record #:

10698

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

John Paul, born in 1747 in Scotland, would later add Jones to his last name in honor of the Jones family of Halifax, NC. After coming to the United States in 1773, Paul made his way to North Carolina where he met Wiley Jones, who invited him to stay at his home, known as The Grove. Here, Paul met influential members of society, including Mr. Hewes, of Edenton, who served on the Committee on Marine Affairs and helped to secure Paul's commission as Senior First Lieutenant of the Continental Navy. John Paul added Jones, thus becoming John Paul Jones, in appreciation for all that the family of Wiley Jones had done for him.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 11 , Nov 1969, p15, 23, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783